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One Kill Too Many

Greeks Never Forgive

By: Jim Miotke

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It was the bodies that were always the problem for Elmer Zakk. Long after death, his targets could still finger him. If he spit on an enemys corpse the DNA would track him down. The bullets were just as bad and could point lead fingers right back to his favorite weapons, a brace of 9 MM pistols never far from reach. He loved those guns and couldnt throw any away. The art of forensic science had been sharpened to the point where the long-term career potential for a contract killer was becoming bleak. Then he had the idea that turned it all around. What if the victims simply disappeared in a puff of smoke? The germination of his plan came after having a beer with a bio-hazardous medical wastes truck driver. Zakk was curious about the biohazard emblem on the mans uniform shirt. The driver explained that with the AIDS situation, any medical process that involved body fluids of any kind required all the collateral material to be incinerated. He hauled bags full of materials he didnt ever want to identify and it all ended up as a fine ash byproduct. Zakk tracks down the owner of the waste disposal firm, a Mister Eli Aragon. He saw that Aragon was not greedy enough to settle for cash so he stalked Aragons family. The two men sit down over drinks after an arranged golf match. Zakk starts to describe Aragons family setting to him, just to prove Aragon is vulnerable. When the man resists Zakk vows to first kill their dog and then make the young son disappear. Aragon capitulates. Zakk is given a fake title and now frequently visits Aragons office. He visits to keep tabs on Aragon but also to be near Sally, Aragons attractive assistant. Zakk feels that she wants him, in spite of her protests. At the office, Zakk has suspicions about Fred Belmont, one of the route drivers. Belmont asks too many questions. Zakk finds an ideal helper in Thad Stravinski, a cashiered medical student working at an animal research lab in an industrial park. Thad sports a bright red mop of hair worn in Einstein fashion and stays stoked up on a testosterone overload to the point where he has the morals of a cactus plant. He longs to stick anyone anytime. Thad has no problem hacking up dead animals or human corpses and putting the chunks in waste disposal bags. But Thad also has a secret. He cuts the spent rounds from the victims heart and puts them in a test tube with an amputated little finger and a carefully printed label documenting what he knows about the body. Zakks business is in high gear. He meets, greets, and murders a corrupt politician in Tallahassee. He is struck by the irony of the man extending his hand for graft payment and receiving a Zakk payment instead. His next target is a peacock of a man. The kind of man opposite enough from Zakk to make killing him a pleasure. Theo Stramboulis is tall, dark and polished to a masculine brilliance that has women following his every move. But Theo loves cards more than women. When he is cheated by Cuban gamblers in Tampa he vows to never pay the debt. Zakk gets a contract on the Greek. He watches Theos movements to choose the right time and place for the hit. He notices the slim young man who is seldom more than a few feet away from his uncle. The youth, Christo, worships the man as he would his dead father. The next day, Christo cant find his uncle but fears the worst. In Orlando, a henpecked dentist goes berserk and murders his shrewish wife. For the last time, the two are nude in the shower while he slices and dices her body to fit into the bio-hazardous waste bags. The bloody slaughter scene forever scars his psyche as he borders on insanity. The killing is unrelated to Zakk except that it signals the start of his downfall. Things are changing in Zakks l

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1450081096

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography

By: Jim Miotke

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography

By: Jim Miotke

From the tiniest ladybug to a towering glacier, from a horse running in a field to a leaf falling slowly from a tree, nature subjects offer some of the greatest challenges and the greatest rewards to photographers. In the BetterPhoto tradition, here’s a complete photo course in a book. Hands-on lessons cover every aspect of digital nature photography, from buying the right camera for close-ups, landscapes, and movement, to understanding how the camera works, to taking great pictures. Author Jim Miotke uses straightforward text and inspiring yet informative photos to show the best ways to approach nature photography. Everything a beginner or intermediate photographer needs to know is here, including a buyer’s guide, full information on camera features, file formats and settings, exposure, low-light photography, filters and white balance, composition and lens choice, creative ideas, manipulating, and printing, along with a glossary and list of useful websites. The Better Photo Guide to Digital Nature Photography helps photographers everywhere get great photos in the great outdoors.

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Amphoto Books

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0817400265

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9780817400262

Stanky Swims Upstream

But Not to Spawn

By: Jim Miotke

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Stanky Swims Upstream

But Not to Spawn

By: Jim Miotke

Jeff Stanky’s career is dead. He’s tossed out of his office by Gunny, an ex-Marine security guard. His wife Sheila, loves Atlanta, but Jeff can’t stay. After his Boston interview, Sheila is gone with their life savings, and her lover. Black-balled in his field, he gives away his house, and points his BMW toward Key West. He is car-jacked in Valdosta, Georgia, robbed, and beaten into temporary amnesia. Escaping the care of a gay Valdosta doctor, he does manual labor, until his memory returns. He continues south to Orlando. He meets Joshua, a zealot hauling an eight-foot wooden cross to Elvis’s grave. Taking Joshua’s trailer-park handyman job, he romances the park’s divorcee owner. Later, he rescues an elderly Greek woman from a mugger. He’s adopted by the Mafia-type Greek family. Although fearing her three brothers, he falls in love with the virginal daughter. Sheila returns with a new lover to hunt down Jeff for more cash. Gunny learns that Jeff killed his brother. He attacks, and rapes Sheila. She plans revenge on Gunny, and hunts down Jeff. Gunny follows, feeling Jeff must die. Blood will flow. Jeff would run, but learns he is soon to be a father.

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iUniverse

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0595176682

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9780595176687

The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Light

Learn to Capture Stunning Light in any Situation

By: Jim Miotke,Kerry Drager

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Light

Learn to Capture Stunning Light in any Situation

By: Jim Miotke,Kerry Drager

Learn how light can breathe new life into your photos Do you take too many snapshots and not enough “wow” shots? If so, you may be spending more time thinking about your subjects than thinking about the light. In The BetterPhoto Guide to Light, veteran photography instructors Jim Miotke and Kerry Drager help amateur shooters of all levels master this basic ingredient of compelling photography. You’ll learn how to identify the best light, fix common lighting problems, and, most important, take stunning photos with whatever light you have. Full of image examples, hands-on assignments, and proven techniques, this book will show you how to expand your vision and take your photography to the next level.

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Amphoto Books

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0817425020

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9780817425029

Dumbo Doo Doo

Magic Marijuana Secret

By: Jim Miotke

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Dumbo Doo Doo

Magic Marijuana Secret

By: Jim Miotke

Riley quit his boring accountant job for a showbiz job for a traveling circus. He was a dung picker-upper. He convinced two marijuana-growing crash dummies that the dung would make a faster, sweeter plant. To his amazement, it worked, and they followed the circus around to buy more dung. Rileys life became complex when he seduced Veronica, the bearded lady. Even more complicated when he falls in love with Maria, the shotgun-toting circus owners daughter.

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1514410591

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

By: Jim Miotke

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

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Whether you have a simple point & shoot or a DSLR camera, learning the basics of digital photography can be confusing. With The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography, those mysterious icons, strange jargon, and dizzying array of imaging software and hardware quickly become tools to create great pictures. Illustrated with full-color photos for guidance, this easy, practical, lesson-based workbook gives you a step-by-step tutorial in getting bright, crisp, beautiful pictures from your digital camera every time. "Assignments" at the end of each chapter give you the opportunity to go out and test your new skills in real life. Learn about exposure, file formats and quality settings, low-light photography, digital filters and white balance, composition and lens choice, manipulating images, printing, and much more, all in a handy, bring-along format. Everyone who wants to create great photos needs The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography!

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0817400184

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9780817400187

Revenge is a Bitch

Don't Cross Marti

By: Jim Miotke

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Revenge is a Bitch

Don't Cross Marti

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The three Kravitz brothers are cursed. The curse is an avenging Martina, who marries each to be close enough to destroy them. The oldest is now in a wheelchair, the middle brother is in prison. Harry, the youngest, is the target of a hit man. Now she ruins Harry’s reputation by seducing his managers, and putting the pictures on the net. Her perfect plan has put one Greek in prison, attempted to seduce a second, and accused another of homosexuality. Too late she learns they are all protected by the Greek Godfather known as “the Spider”. Martina’s two deadliest opponents are the two women whose men she now targets. She needs help. She hires Gator and his biker gang to assault the women. Finally she turns to the mysterious killer with the big gun. Harry must die, but not until she tells him why.

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1450022545

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Senseless

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Senseless

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Karl Gunther's accident and long coma left him with a periodic sudden loss of one of his senses or motor skills, accompanied by burst of super-powered ESP. He escaped from treatment by the beautiful doctor, Elena Straphos, who he's beginning to love. Now he feels doomed to a life of menial jobs as a homeless vagrant. The Atlanta police are hunting a serial killer who has been dubbed "Stinky" because he douses his female victims with Bay Rum. Stinky becomes obsessed with Elena. Karl has been struck blind on his night run and slides down into a roadside ditch to wait his sight's return. Stinky has just killed again and discards the body in the same roadside ditch. The bloody corpse rolls onto the blind Karl, who leaves his fingerprints in pushing the body away. The police immediately suspect Karl but can't locate him. Karl returns to Elena for help. Stinky attacks a policewoman guarding Elena and Karl is also wounded defending her. Now Stinky has two potential witnesses in Elena's hospital. He decides he has only one option. Kill them all!

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iUniverse

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0595093116

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9780595093113

BetterPhoto Basics

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Taking Photos Like a Pro

By: Jim Miotke

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BetterPhoto Basics

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Taking Photos Like a Pro

By: Jim Miotke

Absolutely anyone can take better photos! If you can press a button, you can take great pictures. It’s as simple as that. In BetterPhoto Basics, Jim Miotke, founder of the popular online photography school BetterPhoto.com, shares tips and tricks to improve your photos right away, no matter what camera you’re using. Too busy to read a book? No problem—flip to any page for an instant tip to use right away! Learn to compose knockout shots, make the most of indoor and outdoor light, and photograph twenty popular subjects, from sunsets and flowers to a family portrait. Those who want to go further get tips on controlling exposure and the secrets behind ten advanced creative techniques. And everyone will appreciate Jim’s breakdown of easy fixes to make in Photoshop. No matter what your level of experience, you’ll be amazed how easy it is to start taking photos like the pros.

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Amphoto Books

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081740502X

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9780817405021

The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Children

By: Jim Miotke

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Children

By: Jim Miotke

Start taking pictures that are just as cute as they are! Part of the popular BetterPhoto series, this book shows photographers how to get great shots of children of all ages, under any conditions, and with any subject. Learn how to use light, composition, and exposure to help improve photographs, how to capture a moving target and how to develop rapport with even the shyest or most rambunctious child.

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0817400257

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography

By: Jim Miotke

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BetterPhoto Basics

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Children

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Revenge Is A Bitch

Don't Cross Marti

By: Jim Miotke

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Revenge Is A Bitch

Don't Cross Marti

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The three Kravitz brothers are cursed. The curse is an avenging Martina, who marries each to be close enough to destroy them. The oldest is now in a wheelchair, the middle brother is in prison. Harry, the youngest, is the target of a hit man. Now she ruins Harry's reputation by seducing his managers, and putting the pictures on the net. Her perfect plan has put one Greek in prison, attempted to seduce a second, and accused another of homosexuality. Too late she learns they are all protected by the Greek Godfather known as "the Spider". Martina's two deadliest opponents are the two women whose men she now targets. She needs help. She hires Gator and his biker gang to assault the women. Finally she turns to the mysterious killer with the big gun. Harry must die, but not until she tells him why.

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1450022537

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Past Sins

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Past Sins

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Cindy Kinney has decided no man would ever again control her mind or body. Her impotent husband, Brad, never knew she'd been a prostitute. Even worse, she'd enjoyed her work. Now she finds she is being lured back into the life. Frustrated and guilty, she tells Brad to either get help or get a lawyer. She flies to her mother, to give him time to decide, and escape from sensual temptations. Brad, an independent CPA, gets a big contract from Tony DeRosa. Tony appears to be a conservative businessman, but is actually a vicious gangster. Tony, who was Cindy's first customer, doesn't know the Brad-Cindy connection. Tony trusts no one and thinks Brad is just too straight. He points Diana, his dominatrix assistant at Brad. She is DeRosa's weapon of choice in many business deals. Diana sees Brad as her chance to break free of DeRosa, and embezzle his funds. She drugs and seduces Brad into becoming her sexual slave. Brad slips into a paradise that is really hell. Soon Cindy is called home. The police say that Brad has been murdered. A poodle toting spinster witnessed the killing. The old lady implicated DeRosa. Cindy's grief ends when she discovers Brad has been having sex with another of her Madame's whores. She also learns that Brad was working for DeRosa. Did DeRosa murder Brad? She turns to past lovers for support, putting them in mortal danger. Cindy is getting mysterious night phone calls, and feels she is being followed. In desperation, she confronts DeRosa and is almost killed. The spinster and her poodle are killed. Cindy's Madame is murdered next after a brutal assault. The police are certain it is by a different killer. Is Brad still alive? Cindy and DeRosa suspect each other in his disappearance. DeRosa goes berserk and starts killing anyone who may have helped Brad or Cindy. Killing the cop was a big mistake.

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One Kill Too Many

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Stanky Swims Upstream

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Dumbo Doo Doo

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

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Revenge is a Bitch

Revenge is a Bitch

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Children

The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Nature Photography

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography

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The BetterPhoto Guide to Photographing Children

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